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Claim - Plastic Pollution Effects Marine Mammals Negatively

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Claim - Plastic Pollution Effects Marine Mammals Negatively

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Plastic pollution affects all marine mammals in negative ways. 700 species could go extinct because of plastic pollution. Currently 267 species have been affected. It is well known that plastic pollution affects sea creatures towards the reef but 48% of deep sea creatures had plastic within them.

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Plastic pollution is the buildup of plastic in the environment. It affects wildlife, wildlife habitats and humans.

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Sea birds hunt and pick up plastic along the way. 98% of albatross are found having ingested plastic debris from their hunt. The plastic causes obstruction in their digestive tract and punctures their internal organs.

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Sea turtles mistaken the plastic for food sources. The plastic causes blockage in their digestive system and they end up dying . 50% of turtles ingest plastic at rapid rates and die and 15% of young turtles ingest enormous quantities of plastic.

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Sea lions and seals become entangled in plastic bags and plastic packing bands. This causes injury which leads to death. The plastic packing bands become embedded in the animal's heads and leads to suffocation, severe infection and death.

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Fish and any marine mammals that bring water through their gills are at risk for microscopic plastic debris. Microscopic debris takes up to six times for animals to get rid of it from their systems than ingesting it oraly.

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https://www.cleanwater.org/problem-marine-plastic-pollution   -  Clean Water Action
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/ocean_plastics/  - Center for Biological Diversity
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/marine-animals-are-dying-because-of-our-plastic-trash/ - One Green Planet

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Whales and dolphins mistake the debris as a potential food source. The plastic pollution causes obstruction in their stomachs and can tear the stomach lining. This injury leads to starvation and death.

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Plastic pollution affects marine mammals negatively because reef sea creature such as sea turtles and fish are dying from the microscopic and debris plastic. Deep sea creatures suffer from this as well. Sea birds also ingest it by accident. Plastic pollution is affecting all creatures in the ocean, even if they don't ingest it first the creatures they eat will pass it on.